John H. Sutherland (Imperial and St. Louis MO) 491-26-3958; b: 10-19-05 (VA); d: 1-70 John Birch Society Section Leader for 3 chapters who also was a segregationist.  Sutherland allegedly asked Russell G. Byers to assassinate (or arrange to assassinate) MLK Jr, 1926 = Graduated Virginia Military Institute 1930 = moved to St. Louis – became a patent attorney 1964 = Founded St. Louis chapter, White Citizens Council  1966 = Alleged to have offered Russell G. Byers (St. Louis) $50,000 to murder...
Topics: John H. Sutherland, Russell G. Byers, Martin Luther King Jr., St. Louis White Citizens Council

The Southern States Industrial Council (Nashville TN) was organized in 1933 by conservative southern industrialists to oppose FDR’s economic policies and New Deal legislation. It later aligned itself with ultra-conservative critics of liberal welfare programs.   The attached documents include copies of Manion Forum transcripts, columns by Thurman Sensing ( Sensing the News ), and reprints of American Mercury magazine articles.   KEY PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THE SSIC   Thurman Sensing was the...
Topics: Southern States Industrial Council, Thurman Sensing, Martin J. Condon III, John U. Barr, John H....